welcome to verified live. prince harry has been awarded £140,000 damages in his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mirror. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions, the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. in a statement, prince harry said, it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. our media corrspondent, david sillito, reports. this has been a landmark case. prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion and, today, thejudge mrjustice fancourt ruled that, yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by mirror group newspapers. outside court, a statement was read out on behalf of the duke. today s ruling is vindicating and affirming. i ve been told that slaying dragons will get you burned, but in light of today s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and
prince harry has won his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mail. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions, the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. he s been awarded £140,000 in damages. in a statement, prince harry said, it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. our media corrspondent david sillito reports. this has been a landmark case. prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion. and today, thejudge justice fancourt ruled, yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by the mirror group newspapers. outside court, a statement was read out on the half of the duke. today s ruling is vindicating and affirming. i ve been told slaying dragons will get you burnt, but in light of today s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and honest press, it is a worth